Juliette Ellis

Mrs. Juliette E. Ellis, age 88, of Long Beach passed away Saturday, February 2, 2008 in Gulfport. Mrs. Ellis was born in McComb, MS and had been a resident of the Gulf Coast since 1941. She and her late husband were owners of Ellis Cleaners in Gulfport and Biloxi. She was Baptist. She was preceded in death by her husband, Cereme Ellis; her parents, Fred C. and Gertrude Stebbins; and a brother, Fred S. Stebbins. She is survived by her children, Sandra (James) Wedworth, John F. Ellis, Theresa (David) Smith, and Cereme "Sonny" (Dena) Ellis; her grandchildren, Lisa (Keith) Kilpatrick, Gina Goforth, Candi (Danny) Holloway, Jimmy (Deanna) Wedworth, Jay (Kim) Ellis, Jason Ellis, Angel (Ashley) Collins, Genny (Robert) Brace, Jessica Ellis-Hammons, Faith (John) Gage, and Hayden N. Ellis; and nineteen great-grandchildren. "Grandmother and Love differ only in name for the happiness they bring is one and the same." Our Sitte will be greatly missed. Visitation will be Thursday, February 7, 2008 from 6 until 8 p.m. at Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, 15th Street, Gulfport. A graveside service will be held Friday, February 8, 2008 at 12 noon at Hollywood Cemetery in McComb, MS. The family prefers memorials to Tribute Program, St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1942. View and sign register book at www.bradfordokeefe.com